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1,638 eligible Jersey City households will receive COVID-19 rent & utility relief
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By John Heinis/Hudson County View
“It’s well established that those most affected by this pandemic are disproportionately low-income and people of color, which is why we have been working on a municipal level to provide direct aid to our residents facing income loss and eviction, regardless of their immigration status,” said Mayor Steven Fulop said in a statement.
“As soon as the pandemic hit, we set up a fund with the intention of helping our most vulnerable, and that’s exactly what we’re able to do here today.”
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Jersey City approved 1,600 resident applications for rent and utility relief grants to help low-income residents struggling amid the pandemic.
More than 1,600 low-income households in Jersey City will receive rent relief and utility assistance through the Jersey City COVID-19 Hardship Assistance Program, according to Mayor Steven Fulop and the Jersey City Economic Development Corporation.
According to the city, 95-percent of applicants for the $2.5 million in grant money will be provided to residents in The Heights and southwest sections of the city through local nonprofit partners.
Of the 1,638 applicants, 27 percent lived in Ward F, 20 percent lived in Ward B, 19 Percent lived in Ward A, 17 percent lived in Ward C, 12 percent lived in Ward D, and 5 percent lived in Ward E.
Each of the non-profits overseeing the program will receive $500,000 in CDBG funds and $125,000 from the Mayor’s COVID-19 Relief Fund for families struggling to make ends meet, officials said.
Jersey City allocating $2.5M towards COVID-19 rental aid for up to $1,500 per household
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By John Heinis/Hudson County View
The $2.5 million will come from the COVID-19 Relief Fund spearheaded by Mayor Steven Fulop and the Community Development Block Grants.
The concept of further rent relief was first mentioned by the mayor at his State of the City Address last month.
“Since day one of this pandemic, we have worked to protect our residents from the economic fallout as best we can, and this emergency funding is the latest step to directly protect our residents from eviction and the many other unprecedented challenges the pandemic has caused,” Fulop said in a statement.